NCCER In The News: Construction Dive – Poor leadership pushing women out of construction

Building Better: Rethinking Leadership in Construction, a 2025 women in construction-focused study published by NCCER and Ambition Theory, was featured in a recent article by Construction Dive.

Article Excerpt: 

“Sixty-eight percent of women polled in a new survey say poor leadership is pushing them out of the industry, according to a survey conducted by the National Center for Construction Education and Research and Ambition Theory, a Denver-based group that provides professional coaching and leadership training for women in construction.

Women want to advance their careers in construction, the report found, but the pathway is often unclear. Of the 775 women in construction surveyed, 87% said they want career growth opportunities, yet fewer than half indicated their companies offered them leadership programs tailored to their needs. For those who do participate in leadership training, 42% said it adequately prepares them for leadership roles.”

To read the full Construction Dive article, click here.

To download the Building Better: Rethinking Leadership in Construction report, click here.